Sailers, whalers & steamers
Subtitle: ships that opened the West.
By: Illustrated by Lyle Galloway.
Contributors: Galloway, Lyle, illus.
Publisher: Lane Book Co.
Published: 1964
Place of publication: Menlo Park, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Merchant marine -- Pacific States -- Juvenile literature; Shipping -- Pacific States -- Juvenile literature; Sailing ships -- Juvenile literature; Steamboats -- Juvenile literature; Merchant marine -- Pacific States; Shipping -- Pacific States; Sailing ships; Steamboats
Description: A maritime history of the West Coast, describing the first extensive shipping trade stimulated by the Gold Rush population, ships built to carry California wheat to Europe, and other schooners, whalers, lime juicers and steamers which opened the West.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 61.
"A Sunset book."